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Mar'16

How to Destabilize the Hong Kong Dollar

Mr. Joseph Yam, former chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, has proposed a package of policy changes that, …

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24

Mar'16

New Bank Regulations Spawn Doom Loop

Politicians have a genius for creating unintended consequences with each of their new firefighting measures.  Just consider bank regulations.  Today, …

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Mar'16

How to Increase the Money Supply, Without Increasing the Government’s Debt

In my August 2012 Globe Asia column, “Money, Where’s the Money?”, I explained why the global economy is still sputtering, …

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Mar'16

Slumping Money Supply (Not Austerity) Plunges Hungary Into Recession

Hungary is in a recession, again. According to the chattering classes, as well as many analysts and financial reporters, fiscal …

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Mar'16

The Road to Ruin

I have often warned against the dangers associated with conventional wisdom. With the onset of the financial crisis and the …

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24

Mar'16

Swiss Monetary Policy: Dangerous Contradictions

The Swiss National Bank is conducting a bizarre, contradictory, and potentially dangerous set of monetary policies. During the past year, …

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